EVIDENCE for direct cell-to-cell communication is now available for a wide variety of epithelial tissues 1–4. At the surfaces of cell contact (junctional surfaces), the cell membranes in these ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular "glue" functions to enable ...

Congenital hearing loss refers to impaired auditory function that occurs due to genetic causes. GJB2 is the gene responsible ...

Congenital hearing loss refers to impaired auditory function that occurs due to genetic causes. GJB2 is the gene responsible for approximately half of ...